Navajo weavings with ceremonial themes
Subtitle: a historical overview of a secular art form
By: Rebecca M. Valette, Boston College, Jean-Paul Valette
Contributors: Valette, Jean-Paul, author
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 414
ISBN-13: 9780764353741
Subjects: Navajo art; Hand weaving; Navajo textile fabrics; Navajo Indians; Themes, motives; Rites and ceremonies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 384-405) and index.
Table of contents: title: Aspects of Navajo culture; title: Emergence of a genre (1895-1915); title: The creative years (1915-1935); title: Sandpainting weavings (1915-1950); title: Yei weavings (1915-1950); title: Yeibichai weavings (1915-1950); title: Theme and variations (1915-1950); title: Modern interpretations (1950 to present).